Ski harness



Jan. 18 1927.

SKI HARNESS v A. J. PALMQUIST Filed March 17, 1926 Patented Jan. 18,1927.

UITED STATES ADOLF JOHN PALMQUIS'I, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

SKI HARNESS.

Application filed March 17, 1926. Serial No. 95,325.

The invention relates to a ski harness as described in the presentspecification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that formpart of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features of constructionpointed out broadly and specifically in the claims for novelty followinga description in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to facililate the pleasures of skiingfor beginners and for those skilled in the pastime and especially enablethose entering competitions to rely on their fastenings and at the sametime give them the maximum freedom to foot movement required for jumpingand running exercises; to eliminate many of the accidents due toimperfect harness; to avoid damage to and the weakening of the ski dueto transverse holes made for other harnesses; to insure protection forthe shoe, such as the tearing off of soles and thus do away with thelamentable results often occurring as a result of this happening; andgenerally to provide an efficient and durable harness free fromcomplications and economical in regard to production and maintenance.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the harness showingits application to the ski and shoe.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the ski and fastening pivot platesasmounted on the ski and attached to the shoe.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ski broken away andshowing the countersunk bed plate and pivot plates.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective detail of a shoe sole showing apivot bearing.

Figure 5 is a perspective detail of the pivot plate.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the variousfigures.

Referring to the drawings, the fixed pivot plate 10, having the taperedpivot 11 projecting inwardl therefrom adjacent to the lower end and thestrap slot 12 near to the upper end, is preferably integral with the bedplate 13. The pivot plate 14 is secured to the other end of the bedplate 13' by the hinge 15 and has a correspondingly tapered pivot 16adjacent to its lower end and a strap hole 17 near to its upper end,both pivot plates in their operating position converging inwardly fromtheir rear ends to fit snugly to the shoe sole 18 to which are attachedthe bearing plates 19 and 20 having the flanges 1 and 22 respectivelyover the upper surfaces of the sole extension.

The bearing plates 19 and 20 are secured to the soles by the screws 28and have the pivot orifices 24 and 25 registering with the pivot holes26 and 27 in the sides of the sole 18.

The bed plate 13 is countersunk in the ski 28 and secured thereto by thescrews 29 and extends thereacross and at either end slightly therebeyondto bring the shoe sole 18 directly over the ski and to give the foot ofthe wearer a full bearing on the ski.

The strap 30 is passed through the strap holes 12 and 17 and is fastenedby the buckle 31 over the shoe upper 32, thereby locking the hingedpivot plate 14: to its upper position and maintaining the pivots 11 and16 securely in the bearing plates 19 and 20 and permanently fasteningthe foot of the wearer to the ski during the skiing operations, yetpermittin freedom for the natural movements of the feet without fear ofloosening or removal until the pastime is finished for the time being.

The pivot plates may of course be fashioned differently and secured tothe ski in a different manner according to the ideas of the manufacturerin relation thereto the salient feature being the pivotal attachment ofthe shoe sole to the ski.

The strap holes 12 and 17 are bevelled at the edges and also the topedges of the pivot plates, which insures perfectly smooth corners forthe passage of the straps and therefore avoids cutting and abrasiongenerally of said straps and consequent rupture thereof.

What I claim is 1. In a ski harness, a pair of pivot plates adapted tobe secured to a ski and having pivots projecting inwardly therefrom andstrap slots therethrough, one of said plates being fixed in relation tothe ski and the other of .said'plates adapted to be hinged to the ski, apair of bearing plates adapted to be attached to the shoe sole andhaving pivot orifices, and a strap adapted to hold said pivots in saidpivot orifices.

2. In a ski harness, a bed plate adapted to be secured to a ski andhaving at one end a pivot plate rigid therewith and extendin upwardlytherefrom and having a tapered pivot and a strap slot, said bed platehaving at the other end a pivot plate hinged thereto and having atapered pivot and a strap slot bearing plates adapted to be secured tothe shoe sole of the wearer and having pivot orifices therein, and astrap adapted to hold said pivots in .said pivot orifices.

3. In a ski harness, a ski having a transverse slot, an angle platecountersunk in the slotof said ski and screwed thereto and Forming atone end a pivot plate rigid therewith and having a pivot extendingtherefrom and adjacent to the lower end and a strap slot near to theupper end, said angle plate having at the other end a pivot plate hingedLl'IGIQtO and a pivot extending therefrom and adjacent to the lower endand a strap slot near to the upper end, bearing plates having pivotbearings and upper flanges and adapted to be secured to a shoe sole, anda strap and buckle adapted to be inserted through the slots of saidpivot plates and buckled over the shoe to hold said pivots in theirbearings.

4. In a ski harness, a pivot member adapted to be secured to a ski andhaving a fixed plate and a hinge plate and pivots projecting therefrom,and strap holes having bevelled edges, said plates having bevelled topsides, bearing plates adapted to be attached to a shoe sole and havingpivot bearings, and a strap adapted to hold said pivots in theirbearings.

Signed at Montreal, Canada, this 23rd day of February, 1926.

ADOLF JOHN PALMQUIST.

